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There's one nice thing about the blustery days and lengthening, rainy nights of early fall: It gives you fewer excuses to avoid knuckling down and concentrating on your job search. With October right around the corner, Seattle networking organizations are kicking their fall event schedules...
In a year that has had some notable extremes regarding the job market, I noticed another one a few weeks ago. It was late August, in the thick of the back-to-school sales frenzy, when I saw it on TV: the first Christmas shopping advertisement of...
Of all the miracle cures that have been proposed to heal the nation's economy in the last few years, the so-called "clean tech" industry may be the most disappointing so far. Countless "green" companies endorsed a bright future, full of silent windmills, shiny solar panels...
Of all the things job candidates have to worry about before a job interview, the least important would seem to be attire. After all, common sense dictates that a conservative look is the best bet: A classic suit-and-tie combo for the men; a knee-length skirt...
It's hard to believe in this economy, but apparently there is something out there called an "arrogant job seeker." In spite of the crippling 9.2 percent unemployment rate for the state in August, many recruiters are reporting a spike in rudeness and condescension from job...
Yesterday's Back to Work networking event, sponsored by the Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA), not only brought together 350 of the region's top tech job seekers and career placement specialists, it also was the launch pad for a new online employment resource: the WTIA Job...
Maybe it says something about the state of the local job market when professional comedians start acting as career consultants. While seeking employment in this economy is no laughing matter, many local job seekers are turning to the improvisational theater for inspiration on how to...
One of the few bright spots in Seattle's dark 2009 job market has been the relatively active technology sector. Just last week, recruiter Matthew Allen of Vertical Move told me he has seen a significant rise in hiring activity among his high-tech software firm clients....
As it has been for more than 100 years now, Tacoma's loss appears to be Seattle's gain. Tacoma managed to secure the terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad in the 1870s, but the City of Destiny's fortunes have seemed to creep slowly downhill over the...
Today is traditionally thought of as the end of summer--a day for the final barbecue, a time to dig out the football jerseys from the back of the closet, the last chance to hit the beach before the kids hit the books. Almost lost in...
Well, those positive vibes about the economy surely didn't last long. Yesterday, I wrote about some rare good news about a possible rise Seattle-are tech jobs, but this morning's report about a 0.3 percent rise in the national unemployment rate to 9.7 percent for August...
Yesterday morning I had a little chuckle over the tongue-in-cheek Seattle Times headline, "In case you missed it, recession now over." MarketWatch's Greg Robb, wrote about how the Institute for Supply Management's purchasing managers' index had risen above a critical 50 percent level, indicating a...
As if we needed an another reminder, those of you who were awakened this morning by the unexpected chilly showers (with real raindrops, not the usual drizzle) probably realize by now that fall is well on its way. The changeover to September weather brings back...
